Eastern Kentucky Rolls Warren Wilson 114-45

Eastern Kentucky Rolls Warren Wilson 114-45

RICHMOND, Ky. –Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team tied an Ohio Valley Conference record with 20 three-pointers during a 114-45 rout of visiting Warren Wilson College.

The Colonels (3-1) used first half runs of 22-0 and 29-4 to build a large lead and never looked back.

Eastern continues its four-game home stand on Saturday against High Point University. The Panthers are the preseason favorite to win the Big South Conference North Division. EKU edged HPU 73-70 on the road last season.

EKU’s 20 three-pointers tied the record set by Southeast Missouri last season against Austin Peay. The Colonels finished 20-for-39 from behind the arc for 51.3 percent. Glenn Cosey hit 6-of-10 from deep and finished with a game-best 26 points. He also had nine assists and no turnovers.

After the Owls (2-5) tied the game 3-3, EKU scored the next 22 points. Timmy Knipp’s three-pointer capped the run and made it a 25-3 game. WWC added a couple of baskets and trailed by 20, 29-9, when Eastern went on a 29-4 run. Marcus Lewis and Devein Muff each had impressive dunks. Cosey’s lay-up with 1:34 left in the first half polished off the run and gave the Colonels a 58-13 advantage.

Eastern led 61-17 at the break after shooting 73 percent from the field in the opening stanza. The Owls had more turnovers (18) than field goals attempted (17). EKU outscored the visitors 23-0 off turnovers.

The Colonels never took their foot off the gas, going up by 60 midway through the second half on another Cosey three-pointer. A Lewis dunk with 8:33 to go pushed the margin to 68 points. Herb Harrison’s jumper in the final minute gave Eastern its largest lead of 71 points.